More options for apps distributed in the European Union

Re:More options for apps distributed in the European Union by bdw5204 on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @10:51AM (#39680226)

Apple's app store monopoly deprives users of the freedom to install apps that Apple disapproves of on their own devices. The benefit to users is that you can install apps that violate app store policies such as games about the US Civil War that feature the flag most commonly associated with the losing side of that war[0]. That's one of the more well known examples of Apple practicing censorship of their App Store.

The dark patterns such as making it extremely hard to cancel subscriptions or not reminding users that they're about to charge should be made illegal as deceptive billing practices.

[0]: https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/25/apple-bans-games-and-apps-...

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Re:More options for apps distributed in the European Union by Ylpertnodi on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @11:08AM (#39680429)

>the US Civil War that feature the flag most commonly associated with the losing side of that war

The Confederate flag, then.

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Re:More options for apps distributed in the European Union by bdw5204 on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @11:52AM (#39680991)

The so-called "Confederate flag" that people recognize was never the actual flag of the Confederacy. It was actually just the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia. The original flag of the Confederacy actually looks very similar to the American flag which is why their army used a different flag in the first place.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_State...

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Re:More options for apps distributed in the European Union by burnerthrow008 on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @03:32PM (#39683886)

Distinction without a difference.

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